Tel Aviv [Isreal], July 1 (ANI/TPS): Israeli soldiers eliminated around 20 Hamas terrorists as the army pressed operations against the terror group in the northern Gaza town of Shejaya, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday.
Many were killed in close-quarters combat as soldiers discovered weapons manufacturing and storage facilities and large numbers of arms.
Meanwhile, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, a terrorist who fired an anti-tank missile at troops was killed in an airstrike.
A separate drone strike killed a Hamas terrorist who fired a rocket at soldiers along the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza.
At least 1,200 people were killed, and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in Hamas’s attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7. Of the 116 remaining hostages, more than 30 are believed dead. (ANI/TPS)
Israel thwarts largest weapons smuggling attempt since October 7
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1 (ANI/TPS): Israeli security forces intercepted the largest number of guns being smuggled into the country from Jordan since October 7, the Israeli Police announced on Monday.
Soldiers identified three suspects crossing a border fence on Sunday night. After searching the area, three sacks containing more than 75 handguns and dozens of weapon parts were found.
Forces are continuing to search for the smugglers.
Jordan has been grappling with a concerted Iranian effort to smuggle weapons through the kingdom to Palestinian terror groups.
At the same time, Jordanian weapons smuggling has also contributed to a surge in Israeli-Arab crime.
In 2023, a record number of 244 Israeli-Arabs were murdered, more than double the 120 homicides in 2022, according to the Abraham Initiative, a non-profit organization that promotes Arab integration into Israeli society.
The spike in violence is attributed to organized crime groups fighting turf battles and trying to eliminate rivals. Arab criminal organizations have been involved in extortion, money laundering, and trafficking in weapons, drugs and women. (ANI/TPS)
Israeli military hits Hezbollah bases in Lebanon
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1 (ANI/TPS): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that earlier on Monday Israel Air Force fighter jets attacked two buildings belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in which terrorists were operating in the areas of Aitaroun and Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon, alongside military buildings and terrorist infrastructure in the areas of Markaba, Khula and Kfarkela in southern Lebanon. (ANI/TPS)
Kilometer-long terror tunnel destroyed, more than 100 terrorists killed: IDF
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1 (ANI/TPS): The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported that a kilometer-long terror tunnel was destroyed and about 100 terrorists were eliminated. Also, more than 100 terrorist structures were destroyed by the IDF‘s 99th Infantry Division in the central Gaza Strip.
Among these were weapons storage facilities, observation posts, rocket launch pits and underground tunnel routes.
The 99th Division is the only reserve division operating in the Gaza Strip and has been fighting for the past few months in the area of central Gaza.
The terror tunnel was destroyed in cooperation with the Yahalom (Diamind) Special Forces Engineering Unit.
The tunnel included branches that were used by terrorists to move between different locations underground. In addition, the troops operated against a booby-trapped mosque that was used as a hideout for terrorists in the area. Secondary explosions were detected after the strike, indicating the presence of large quantities of weapons stored at the site. (ANI/TPS)
